What makes China's position even more extraordinary is that gross domestic investment itself appears to be more than 40 per cent of GDP.

令中国的地位更加不同寻常的是，中国国内投资总额本身似乎就占到GDP的40%以上。

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Q1: Why is net debt rather than gross debt the more important number to keep in mind regarding Japan's financial position?

第一个问题：对于日本的财政状况而言，为什么更重要的是看它的净债务，而不是总债务？

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Gross said that even though the Chilean earthquake is much smaller than the Sumatran quake, it is predicted to have changed the position of the figure axis by a bit more for two reasons.

Gross表示，尽管智利地震远小于苏门答腊地震，但是估计结果是前者对形状轴的影响却大一点，有两个原因。

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Non-commercials increased their gross long position and cut their gross short position, lifting the net-longs for both PGMs. Non-commercials are net-long 24, 302 contracts in platinum and net-long 13, 695 contracts in palladium.

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Non-commercials cut their gross long position and increased their gross short position, reducing the net-longs for both PGMs. Non-commercials are net-long 20, 127 contracts in platinum and net-long 12, 648 contracts in palladium.

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Despite this heavy gross long position, analysts at Barclays Capital said it is not worrisome.

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